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True.

Question 2 - Children younger than 6 years should use enough toothpaste with fluoride to cover the toothbrush.

False.

Young children should use only a pea-sized amount of fluoride
toothpaste. Fluoride is important for fighting cavities, but if children
younger than 6 years swallow too much fluoride, their permanent teeth
may have white spots. Using no more than a pea-sized amount of
toothpaste with fluoride can help keep this from happening.

Question 3 - A parent or other family member’s attitude about tobacco influences a teen’s likelihood to try tobacco products.

True.

Research suggests that parental attitude is very important. If a parent
is indifferent or permissive toward the issue of tobacco use, a
teenager’s likelihood of smoking increases. The value a parent places on
a tobacco-free lifestyle—regardless of whether a parent uses
tobacco—carries significant weight. Nolte and colleagues found that
parents’ attitudes may exert more influence than parents’ behavior
(1983). If a child believes his or her parents would be upset if he or
she smoked, the child is less likely to smoke, even if both parents
smoke.

Question 4 -
Less than 25% of all rapes of females occur before age 18.

False.

Question 5 -
Birth defects are the leading cause of death in children and adolescents.

False.

In the United States, injuries are the leading cause of death and
disability for people aged 1 to 44 years. Most deaths among children and adolescents
aged 5-19 years are from the following injury-related causes: motor vehicle crashes,
all other unintentional injuries, homicide, and suicide. Highly
associated with these injuries are certain adolescent behaviors, such as
physical fights, carrying weapons, and not using seatbelts.

False.

Vaccines protect against 12 potentially serious diseases: measles,
mumps, rubella (German measles), diphtheria, tetanus (lockjaw),
pertussis (whooping cough), polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib
disease), hepatitis B, varicella (chickenpox), hepatitis A, and
pneumococcal disease. At least one shot is needed for each of these
diseases, and for some of them several doses are required for the best
protection. This adds up to a lot of shots, and several are usually
given at the same time. Some parents worry that it is not safe to give
several shots at once, that they may not work as well, or that they will
overload the child’s immune system. But studies have shown these fears
to be unfounded. Vaccinations are just as safe and effective when given
together as they are when given separately. The immune system is exposed
to many foreign substances every day and will not be overburdened by
vaccines.

Question 7 -
Kids should wash their hands vigorously together for 20 seconds to remove germs.

True.

By the way, it’s not just for kids. Everyone should wash their hands for
20 seconds (or about the length of a little tune) to remove germs. It
is the soap combined with the scrubbing action that helps dislodge and
remove germs. Rinse well and dry your hands. It is estimated that one
out of three people do not wash their hands after using the restroom.
Wash your hands before, during, and after you prepare food; before you
eat, and after you use the bathroom; after handling animals or animal
waste; when your hands are dirty; and more frequently when someone in
your home is sick.

Question 8 -
For babies under 6 months of age, sunscreen is the best defense against sunburn.

False.

Your baby's best defense against sunburn is avoiding the sun or staying
in the shade. However, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics
sunscreen use on babies less than 6 months old is not harmful on small
areas of a baby's skin, such as the face and back of the hands.

Question 10 -
By the age of 20, the average woman has acquired most of her skeletal mass.

True.

By the age of 20, the average woman has acquired most of her skeletal
mass. It is important for young girls to reach their peak bone mass in
order to maintain bone health throughout life. A person with high bone
mass as a young adult will be more likely to have a higher bone mass
later in life. Not getting enough calcium or exercise early on could
result in a failure to achieve peak bone mass in adulthood.